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On May 24, 1962,听Scott Carpenter听(Aero鈥�49, HonDocSci鈥�00) lifted off from Earth in NASA鈥檚听Aurora 7听space capsule mounted atop a Mercury-Atlas rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla., climbing to roughly 165 miles in altitude. Scott was the fourth American astronaut to fly in space and the second to achieve orbit of Earth. Last May Scott participated in a two-day event in New York City in honor of the 50th anniversary of NASA鈥檚听Aurora 7听flight. He lives in Vail. See the feature on Scott in this magazine.

Masks and Totems: A Northwest Coast Odyssey听颈蝉听Edward Malin鈥檚听(Anth鈥�49, MA鈥�61) fourth published book. It describes Indian tribes living on the northwest coast of British Columbia and southeast Alaska and Edward鈥檚 observations of their cultures. He lives in Lake Oswego, Ore., and says this will be his last book as he is 89. It鈥檚 available at . Edward writes he is thankful for his glorious years at CU, noting his very best and most influential professor was Earl Swisher.

Recalling his days on campus, Dixon, N.M., resident听Doug Nelson听(Geog鈥�50) mailed a copy of a photo of the CU football team boarding one of their first flights to an away game. The team posed in front of the United Airlines plane on Oct. 2, 1947, before they flew to New York to play Army at West Point. Doug estimates that about half of the team were returning GIs. While the team鈥檚 wins that year were not as high as desired, Doug notes that the team鈥檚 camaraderie was strong, especially under players like听Stan Hendrickson听(Econ鈥�47) and听Bob Spicer听(Jour鈥�50).

Astronaut听Vance Brand听(Fin鈥�53, Aero鈥�60) retired from NASA a little more than four years ago at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base. He and his wife, Bev Brand, live in Tehachapi, Calif., in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains. They have six children and 12 grandchildren scattered around the country. He writes that he and his wife like to travel a lot.

On March 26, 2011,听Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld听(A&S鈥�54), wife of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, broke a bottle of champagne to christen the听USS Arlington. Joyce is the ship sponsor of the听Arlington, one of three vessels named in honor of the heroes and victims of 9/11. The vessel is named for Arlington County, Va., where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. She lives in Chicago.

Engineer and architect听Theodore 鈥淭ed鈥� Gertsch听(Arch ex鈥�57) was awarded a distinguished engineer certificate by the University of Wyoming鈥檚 College of Engineering and Applied Science. He worked as a full-time instructor for four years and as an adjunct professor for three years in the department of civil and architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming. He cofounded Gertsch/Baker and Associates in Laramie where he has been actively involved for 36 years. He lives in Cheyenne, Wyo., with his longtime friend Sharon, and they are the proud grandparents of four.

The book听The Crossing of Heaven: Memoirs of a Mathematician听(Springer)听written by Boulder resident and CU professor听Karl Gustafson听(ApMath, Fin鈥�58) is a memoir that includes espionage, his early pioneering work in computing and encounters with Nobel laureates. Karl鈥檚 work in top-secret military intelligence included tracking Russian submarines, intercepting electronic intelligence and writing software for the world鈥檚 first spy satellite. He is author of six graduate-level text books and more than 270 published papers.

Judy Peschken Darst听(Mus鈥�59) and her son听Seth Darst听(ChemEngr鈥�82) both competed in the Van Cliburn Foundation鈥檚 International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas. Judy lives in Bend, Ore., and Seth lives in New York City.

The National Football Foundation selected听John Wooten听(PE鈥�59) to be inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. John was the second black player to play for CU and was a standout offensive lineman, earning All-America honors his senior year. He is the sixth CU player and the first CU offensive lineman to earn this induction. He played with the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins in the 1960s. He lives in Arlington, Texas.

For four-and-a-half decades CEO and chairman听Richard Weingardt听(CivEngr鈥�60, MS鈥�64, HonDocSci鈥�11) of Richard Weingardt Consultants has worked at the forefront of innovative, cost-effective structural engineering and civil engineering projects. Some of these projects include CU-Boulder鈥檚 Discovery Learning Center and Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratories and Denver International Airport. Richard lives in Denver.

Golden, Colo., resident听Arnold Wegher听(Law鈥�61) received the Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria. As the honorary consul general for the Republic of Austria, Arnold was responsible for matters involving Austria and Austrian citizens in Colorado and Wyoming for 28 years. Arnold practices law in Denver at Wegher & Associates.

In April听Marvin Stein听(Bus鈥�62) received the annual Fort Carson Good Neighbor Award for being a civilian who enhanced the quality of life for soldiers and their families. He is retired owner/president of Stein Food and serves as president of the CSU-Pueblo Foundation and Monday Evening Club. He also serves on several boards in Pueblo, Colo. He is married to听Sandra Fuchs Stein听(Edu鈥�64).

Composer, producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist and CU-Boulder instructor听Don Grusin听(Soc鈥�63, MEcon鈥�67) has recorded and produced many albums, including Ernie Watts鈥� Grammy award-winning CD,听Musician.听Don tours internationally and traveled to Germany and Japan this summer. A 2006 George Norlin Award winner, he lives in Boulder.

Depression鈥�a Guide for Caregivers听(Create Space),听written by听Gary Kochenberger听(ElEngr鈥�65, MBA鈥�68, PhD鈥�69), was published this year. The book is based on Gary鈥檚 experience of caring for his wife,听Ann Kochenberger听(Edu, Hist鈥�65) during her struggles with bipolar disorder over the past three decades. The book is a resource for helping spouses and loved ones cope with mental illness. Gary is a professor of decision sciences at the University of Colorado Denver. He and Ann live in Denver.

In January听Gary Jackson听(PolSci鈥�67, Law鈥�70) was honored with the Colorado Bar Association鈥檚 highest honor, the Award of Merit. Jackson is a founding member of the Sam Cary Bar Association, an African-American legal organization, and the Sam Cary Scholarship Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships to law students at CU and the University of Denver. He has been a partner at his firm DiManna & Jackson since 1976 and focuses on complex civil litigation and representation of legal professionals. He lives in Denver.

A veteran journalist in print and broadcast,听Robert M. Knight听(Jour鈥�67) celebrated the publication of his third book,Writing Public Prose听(Marion Street Press). The book is aimed at anyone who wants to learn to write better. He also wrote the textbook听Journalistic Writing听(Marion Street Press). He lives with his wife of 47 years in Biglerville, Pa.

Last spring听Larry Ambrose听(Mktg鈥�68) was elected president of Denver鈥檚 Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC). INC鈥檚 mission is to advocate for Denver citizens by bringing together, informing and empowering neighborhood organizations to actively engage in addressing city issues. He and his wife founded the One Sky One World International Kite Fly for Peace, which inspires people from all around the world to fly kites for peace and the environment the second Sunday of October.

Photographer and climber听Jay Mather听(Geog鈥�69) enjoyed the Everest story in the December 2011 issue of theColoradan听鈥淲hen Everest speaks.鈥� Jay has climbed the Tetons, Rockies, the Sierra and Yosemite. He guided for Outward Bound for a couple of summers in the 1970s and was recruited by Willi Unsoeld, one of the first Americans to climb Everest, in 1963 to help with an experiential education program for juvenile delinquents in the St. Louis, Mo., court system. He lives in Sisters, Ore., and continues to take photographs. His work was featured in the June 2010Coloradan.

Last spring听Jim Navratil听(Chem鈥�70, MS鈥�72, PhD鈥�75) worked for three weeks at the Czech Nuclear Research Institute outside Prague. His travel plans include North Korea on a humanitarian mission, Tibet, Beijing and Shanghai and finally Chile for a mine water conference with visits to several other South American countries. During these trips, Jim, a resident of Arvada, Colo., leaves a little of his deceased wife鈥檚 ashes behind per her request and is writing a story about it called 鈥淎shley鈥檚 Adventures.鈥�

Racial Uplift and American Music, 1878 鈥� 1943听(University Press of Mississippi) by听Lawrence Schenbeck听(Mus鈥�70, MA鈥�72) traces racial uplift ideology鈥檚 effect on African Americans鈥� embrace of classical music. It covers the time period beginning with the collapse of Reconstruction at the turn of the previous century to the death of composer R. Nathaniel Dett, whose music epitomized 鈥渦plift.鈥� Lawrence is associate professor of music at Spelman College in Atlanta and is author of听Joseph Haydn and the Classical Choral Tradition听(Hinshaw Music).听He lives in Newnan, Ga.